Modulecode
ModuleTitle
Degree/Diploma
TypeofModule
ModularCredits
SB-4319
TropicalParasitology
BachelorofScience(Biology)
MajorOption
4
TotalstudentWorkload
Contacthours
None
None
8hours/week
6hours/week
Prerequisite
Anti-requisite
Aims
Thismodulewillgivestudentsanin-depthunderstandingofthebiologyandimmunologicalaspectsof
host-parasiteinteractions,pathogenicity,epidemiologyandmolecularbiologicalaspectsofselected
parasites.
LearningOutcomes
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto:
Lowerorder: 10% -Describethebasicbodyplansofparasitesanddescribebasicstructure
functionrelationships.
Middleorder: 10% - Analyseandunderstandstructurefunctionrelationships,parasitelife-cycles
andtheprinciplesgoverningtheirinteractionswithhosts.
Higherorder: 80% - Connecttheconceptsandapproachesinparasitologytoallowadeep
understandingoftheevolutionoflife-cyclesinparasitesandlearnthetoolsof
predictivemodelling.
ModuleContents
-Naturalhistory
-Epidemiology
-Distinctivebiologicalcharacteristics
-Microscopicandsubmicroscopicstructuresandfunctionsofselectedexamplesofparasitesthat
colonizedifferentorgan-systemsofthehostwithanemphasisontropicalparasites
-Biochemicalandimmunologicalfactorsinvolvedinthepathogenesisofparasiticdiseases
-Protozoanparasites
-Microscopicidentificationofbloodandintestinalparasites
-Pathoparasitology
-Immunoparasitology
Assessment Formativeassessment Tutorialassignmentsandfeedback
Summativeassessment Examination:0%
Coursework:100%
-2classtests(40%)
-1mini-project(20%)
-2writtenassignments(20%)
-3practicalreports(20%)